Increased Arterial Stiffness in Behcet's Disease: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Behçet's disease (BD) is a systemic vasculitis that is characterized by genital, oral, or skin lesions, uveitis, and vascular complications. Studies have shown that increased arterial stiffness is common in systemic immune and inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus. However, current research has not yet determined whether patients with BD have increased arterial stiffness. This meta-analysis compares arterial stiffness parameters in subjects with a BD diagnosis to normal subjects.

Subjects and methods

A comprehensive search of the MEDLINE and EMBASE databases was performed from the database beginning through May 2016. Observation studies were included in this analysis if they assessed the association betw

SUBMITTER: Upala S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5537149 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature